document.write( "Question 943660: this is a law of exponent problem. If y=x^4, what is equivalent to x^16 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"y=x%5E4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E4=%28x%5E4%29%5E4\" Raise both sides to the 4th power\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E4=x%5E%284%2A4%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E4=x%5E%2816%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"x%5E%2816%29\" is equivalent to \"y%5E4\"
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